Missouri Laws 144.490 – Penalty for false return
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 144.490
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Any person who willfully makes a false return, or who willfully makes a false statement in any return under oath or otherwise filed with or transmitted to the director of revenue relating to the amount of any sales or tax due under sections 144.010 to 144.510, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or by not less than two nor more than five years in the state penitentiary or by both fine and imprisonment together with the cost of prosecution.